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In a parallelogram ABCD, if vertices are in respective order and diagonals AC and BD intersect at O, then which of the following is NOT always correct?

  1. A
    ΔAOB≡ΔCOD
  2. B
    ΔAOD≡ΔCOD
  3. C
    ΔABC≡ΔADC
  4. D
    ΔBOC≡ΔAOD

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

In any parallelogram ABCD where diagonals AC and BD intersect at O:
Diagonals bisect each other, so AO=CO and BO=DO.

Opposite sides are equal, so AB=CD and AD=BC.

Let's evaluate the congruence options using standard side-side-side (SSS) or side-angle-side (SAS) properties:

Option A: In ΔAOB and ΔCOD, AO=CO, BO=DO, and AB=CD. Thus, ΔAOB≡ΔCOD is always true.

Option C: In ΔABC and ΔADC, AB=CD, BC=DA, and AC=CA. Thus, ΔABC≡ΔADC is always true.

Option D: In ΔBOC and ΔAOD, BO=DO, CO=AO, and BC=AD. Thus, ΔBOC≡ΔAOD is always true.

Option B: In ΔAOD and ΔCOD, AO=CO and OD=OD, but AD is not necessarily equal to CD unless the parallelogram is a rhombus. Therefore, ΔAOD≡ΔCOD is NOT always correct.

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In a parallelogram ABCD, if vertices are in respective order and diagonals AC and BD intersect at O, then which of the following is NOT always correct?
A
ΔAOB≡ΔCOD
B
ΔAOD≡ΔCOD
C
ΔABC≡ΔADC
D
ΔBOC≡ΔAOD

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